Meditation on the Stations of the Cross
John Henry Cardinal Newman - 1860

Jesus is condemned to death

Station 1
Jesus is condemned
to death
 

Jesus takes up his cross

Station 2
Jesus receives
His Cross
 

Jesus Falls the First Time

Station 3
Jesus falls the first time
beneath the Cross
 

Jesus meets his Mother

Station 4
Jesus meets
His Mother
 

The Cross is laid upon Simon of Cyrene

Station 5
Simon of Cyrene helps
Jesus to carry the Cross

 

A woman wipes the face of Jesus

Station 6
Jesus
and Veronica
 

Jesus falls a second time

Station 7
Jesus falls a
second time

 

Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

Station 8
Jesus comforts the
Women of Jerusalem
 

Jesus falls a third time

Station 9
Again, a third time,
Jesus falls
 

Jesus is stripped of his garments

Station 10
Jesus is stripped and
drenched with gall

 

Jesus is nailed to the cross

Station 11
Jesus is nailed
to the Cross
 

Jesus dies on the cross

Station 12
Jesus dies
upon the Cross
 

The body of Jesus is placed in the arms of his Mother

Station 13
Jesus is taken from the Cross,

and laid in Mary's Bosom
 

Jesus is laid in the tomb

Station 14
Jesus is laid
in the tomb
 

Closing Prayer
Let Us Pray

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